Spurs are in TROUBLE!

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Originally Posted by Kent_in_Atlanta

So far... no one it the basketball world - and I do mean NO one - is picking the Cavs. But fans have a tendency of getting caught up in the moment. There are fresh images in the minds of many fans of Lebron running roughshot over the Pistons, and it's clouded their judgement. Many fans are also far too taken with individual greatness.

The Pistons (this version of the Pistons) are faaaaaar cry from the Spurs. The Cavs are about to get a championship education. The same one the Jazz just got.

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Totally agree. Although, the Cavs could squeek out a coupla games. I didn't see any of the Cav's series with Nets or Wiz, but this series the Cavs have gotten progressively better on both ends of the court. This night, CAVS are winning this game, an elimination with badboy Pistons. Amazing. Pistons showed no heart. Spurs will not be so foolish...

Greg Anthony pussied out by saying he couldn't make a prediction tonight. However, he later said this series would be decided at the 3 point line... and then pointed out that the Spurs guard the 3 point line better than any team in the league. I don't think he mentioned though that the Spurs are one of the best 3 point shooting teams in the league.

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Originally Posted by Behold The KING

LeBron doesn't know as many tricks as Wade to initiate the contact

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Lebron is stronger than Wade and makes better decisions. Wade gets all his calls by being half flopper, half maniac.

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Originally Posted by Behold The KING

LeBron doesn't know as many tricks as Wade to initiate the contact

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wade is too weak to handle the contact.. lebron is way too strong to get soft calls.. i just hope the officials agree........

Daniel Frigging Gibson

That clock malfunction to start the 2nd quarter TOTALLY disrupted play. I don't think there was one whistle in the first 8 minutes of the game.

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Originally Posted by trueD

Lebron is stronger than Wade and makes better decisions. Wade gets all his calls by being half flopper, half maniac.

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It just won't matter. The Spurs aren't going to let Lebron make his teammates better to the degree he was able to in this series. Those 3's aren't going to be there for them against SA. They're going to make it a little tougher on Lebron, and keep other guys on that team from going off.

Meanwhile, the Spurs are going to go to work on the offensive end. Mike Brown has done a nice job suring up that cleveland defense, but Tim, Tony, and Manu will prove that Brown's got some work left to do.

As I said in a previous post... this will be a championship education. I think this will be a great experience for Cleveland. I think they will learn a lot from this series against the Spurs. I'm not trying to be funny in saying that. I really do think the Cavs will come away from this Finals matchup wiser than they are today.

Can spurs control one of the best offensive re-bounding teams in the league?

Duncan can't do everything or can he????

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Originally Posted by Kent_in_Atlanta

It just won't matter. The Spurs aren't going to let Lebron make his teammates better to the degree he was able to in this series. Those 3's aren't going to be there for them against SA. They're going to make it a little tougher on Lebron, and keep other guys on that team from going off.

Meanwhile, the Spurs are going to go to work on the offensive end. Mike Brown has done a nice job suring up that cleveland defense, but Tim, Tony, and Manu will prove that Brown's got some work left to do.

As I said in a previous post... this will be a championship education. I think this will be a great experience for Cleveland. I think they will learn a lot from this series against the Spurs. I'm not trying to be funny in saying that. I really do think the Cavs will come away from this Finals matchup wiser than they are today.

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Last time I counted there are only five guys on each team. When a team gets as hot as Cavs have been the last two games, the opposing team just can't do anything. No one could have guarded Lebron last game, and how is it a rookie is owning Detroit, DETROIT in the 4th quarter of an elimination game? Shit happens. :lol Gibson is even getting boards, dayum.

The education Cavs get playing Spurs will be priceless, and I even said that myself the other day (maybe at my home board, I forget). It will be a fun series for the league, and after last years debacle on the ratings front, Stern will be sporting a grin for at least one week.

Lebron throws the ball into the crowd. $5,000 for NBA Cares. Game over.

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Originally Posted by Behold The KING

Can spurs control one of the best offensive re-bounding teams in the league?

Duncan can't do everything or can he????

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umm.... didn't you see them control rebounds with utah?

Wow, Daniel Noob Gibson gets the interview after winning the ECF's, fantastic.

Craig Sager is my hero.

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Originally Posted by Chris Childs

LeBron and the refs are coming! :devil

Even if you have some good ol fashion heavy artillery, you can't stop the SWAT and that's what Stern's evil empire is....they're the freakin SWAT TEAM! STERN is working with some type of marketing force behind the scenes. You seen how he and his henchmen handed D-Wade and the cHEAT the trophy last year now watch him and his henchmen hand the trophy to LeBron and co.

The marketing force will be too strong for the spurs. They will put up a good fight but it would be too much in the end.

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Parker >>> Hughes
Manu >>>>>>> Pavlovic
Bowen <<<<<<<<< James
Duncan >>>>>> Gooden
Oberto > Z (Fab is a better passer)

Hmm. I think the Spurs have a bit of an advantage there.

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Originally Posted by trueD

Last time I counted there are only five guys on each team. When a team gets as hot as Cavs have been the last two games, the opposing team just can't do anything. No one could have guarded Lebron last game, and how is it a rookie is owning Detroit, DETROIT in the 4th quarter of an elimination game? Shit happens. :lol Gibson is even getting boards, dayum.

The education Cavs get playing Spurs will be priceless, and I even said that myself the other day (maybe at my home board, I forget). It will be a fun series for the league, and after last years debacle on the ratings front, Stern will be sporting a grin for at least one week.

Lebron throws the ball into the crowd. $5,000 for NBA Cares. Game over.

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Have you ever seen the Spurs TEAM when they get hot? Utah certainly has. James can only score 3 points at a time, as the Spurs aren't stupid enough to foul him behind the arc. The Spurs will absolutely shred the Cavs defense, and I'll take 5 players who are feeding off one another (instead of self-destructing like we saw with the Pistons, Suns, and Jazz) over one player any day.

James can get hot, but I bet he won't shoot a higher clip than the Spurs when they're getting wide open layups.

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Originally Posted by Cry Havoc

Parker >>> Hughes
Manu >>>>>>> Pavlovic
Bowen <<<<<<<<< James
Duncan >>>>>> Gooden
Oberto > Z (Fab is a better passer)

Hmm. I think the Spurs have a bit of an advantage there.



Have you ever seen the Spurs TEAM when they get hot? Utah certainly has. James can only score 3 points at a time, as the Spurs aren't stupid enough to foul him behind the arc. The Spurs will absolutely shred the Cavs defense, and I'll take 5 players who are feeding off one another (instead of self-destructing like we saw with the Pistons, Suns, and Jazz) over one player any day.

James can get hot, but I bet he won't shoot a higher clip than the Spurs when they're getting wide open layups.

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Billups >>> Hughes
Rip >>>>>>> Pavlovic
Prince <<<<<<<<< James
Rasheed >>>>>> Gooden
Webber > Z (Webber is a better passer)

^^^
The problem with this is...it's the NBA and anything can happen..especially if a dictator runs it.

Don't think Timmy has forgotten about that poster dunk from earlier this season...

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Originally Posted by Budkin

Don't think Timmy has forgotten about that poster dunk from earlier this season...

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I heard that LeBron has that poster hanging up on his wall...can anyone confirm this?

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Originally Posted by Chris Childs

I heard that LeBron has that poster hanging up on his wall...can anyone confirm this?

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They said in the post game that he had the photo of it in his locker.

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Originally Posted by Budkin

They said in the post game that he had the photo of it in his locker.

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NIICE!

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Originally Posted by Cry Havoc

Parker >>> Hughes
Manu >>>>>>> Pavlovic
Bowen <<<<<<<<< James
Duncan >>>>>> Gooden
Oberto > Z (Fab is a better passer)

Hmm. I think the Spurs have a bit of an advantage there.

Have you ever seen the Spurs TEAM when they get hot? Utah certainly has. James can only score 3 points at a time, as the Spurs aren't stupid enough to foul him behind the arc. The Spurs will absolutely shred the Cavs defense, and I'll take 5 players who are feeding off one another (instead of self-destructing like we saw with the Pistons, Suns, and Jazz) over one player any day.

James can get hot, but I bet he won't shoot a higher clip than the Spurs when they're getting wide open layups.

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True, Spurs will have more open lane space than Cavs will, but Cavs perimeter game has gotten better than, say, Game 1 against Detroit (that's all the data I have, anyways). Cavs bench is looking a little hotter than post-season with Gibson and Hughes having a couple of good games under his belt finally. Albeit true, Spurs bench is probably the best in the league.

Even good teams have breakdowns, and that's what Cavs need to see happen to Spurs if they expect to take more than one game, two games max. However, I don't expect the Spurs to win the perimeter fight every night, for sure.

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Originally Posted by Budkin

They said in the post game that he had the photo of it in his locker.

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The "Duncan Ownage Dunk" Poster :lol

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Don't think Timmy has forgotten about that poster dunk from earlier this season...

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At least Timmy stayed in position unlike Tayshaun running out of the way!

Anyway, the Spurs are too good to be affected by media bias.
At the moment, I think there are some doubts, since the Cavs success is the last thing we've seen.

I think it's anyone's guess about just how much disparity there is between the two teams until we get to see these two teams play the first two games.
The odds are in the Spurs favor, but a lot of the extra talk between now and Thursday "about why the Cavs can't beat the Spurs", is just Spurs fans reassuring themselves after seeing Lebron explode in game 5.

I know, because I'm one of them. :lol

(But I guess the same can be said on the Cavs fans' side, about how the Cavs could actually hang the Spurs)

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Originally Posted by trueD

:p:

Chris Childs, how's it going ... You been on vacation?

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Yes and it was a very good vacation.

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Originally Posted by Chris Childs

Yes and it was a very good vacation.

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Wait, then who's Chr!s Childs?

Spurs have never faced a player like LeBron in the finals, this should be the ultimate test.
I don't like the fact the Cavs are on a mighty roll and the Spurs have had too much time to think about things.
I think the Cavs know if they steal one in San Antone the series might be theirs to win.

Who cares if the refs baby lebron and give him a million free throws if he cant make them?

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Originally Posted by Behold The KING

Can spurs control one of the best offensive re-bounding teams in the league?

Duncan can't do everything or can he????

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Correct me if I'm wrong... but weren't the Jazz one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the league?